Perceive emotionally or examine by touch

verb

1. To handle or touch in order to examine, test, or explore some quality

   "She felt the fabric to see if it was wool."

2. To perceive by a physical sensation coming from discrete end organs (as of the skin or muscles)

   "He felt a sudden pain in his leg."

3. To undergo passive experience of

   "continually felt the resentment of his competitors"

4. To have one's sensibilities markedly affected by

   "felt the insult deeply"

5. To ascertain by cautious trial
6. To be aware of by instinct or inference

   "feel trouble brewing"

7. Believe, think

   "say what you really feel"

8. To understand (someone) to know how (someone) feels

   "Yeah, I feel you on that. I fall asleep every time I'm in the car as well."

9. To receive or be able to receive a tactile sensation

   "lost the ability to feel in his fingertips"

10. To search for something by using the sense of touch

    "She felt in her purse for her keys."

11. To be conscious of an inward impression, state of mind, or physical condition

    "I feel sick."

12. To have a marked sentiment or opinion

    "feels strongly about it"

13. Seem

    "it feels like spring today"

14. To have sympathy or pity

    "I feel for you"

noun

1. Sensation, feeling
2. The sense of touch
3. The quality of a thing as imparted through or as if through touch
4. Typical or peculiar quality or atmosphere
5. Intuitive knowledge or ability

adjective

1. Relating to or promoting an often specious sense of satisfaction or well-being

   "a feel-good reform program that makes no changes"

2. Cheerfully sentimental

   "a feel-good movie"

verb

1. To touch or fondle (someone) for sexual pleasure

idiom

1. Feel regret over something

   "I feel bad about what happened."

idiom

1. To feel required (to do something)

   "I felt compelled to leave."

idiom

1. To feel that one must do something

   "She felt constrained to apologize for the harm she'd done."

idiom

1. To feel sick or unhappy

   "I feel cruddy about what I said."

idiom

1. To feel sick or unhappy

   "I felt crummy all day yesterday."